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Bedrock of the Community
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Ladders are stronger than you realize, but precautions should always be used. Safety first!  Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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04/30/2023 01:06 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Yikes!  Its not the ladders that I am scared of, it is what is above and below them. |
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I agree those extended legs are scary.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My LCS readily buys dental gold, I've sold two of my crowns in the past.
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Someone may have been ecstatic to buy these teeth. Could be an arraignment with the tooth fairy.   |
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Dumb question: Why did they use gold for fillings back then?
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@alls, answering that question will definitely take you down a rabbit hole on the interwebs. Here is a quote from "Gold Work, Filing, and Blackened Teeth: Dental Modifications in Luzon" by Zumbroich and Salvador-Amores that provides some insight. They are quoting an earlier work (1604 book by a Jesuit writer in the Philipines). Quote:
They even used to, and do yet, insert gold between their teeth as an ornament... From the edge to the middle of the tooth they neatly bore a hole, which they afterwards fill with gold, so that this drop or point of gold remains as a shining spot in the middle of the black tooth. This seems to them most beautiful I note that this paper is available for free if you want more information. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Bedrock of the Community
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All, gold was used for repairs because it's essentially inert and easily worked. It would outlast the tooth into which it was placed.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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All, gold was used for repairs because it's essentially inert and easily worked. It would outlast the tooth into which it was placed. I believe this is correct.  |
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WOW, not my idea of proper ladder usage there.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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That would be a hard pass for me. I've kept a few of my kids' baby teeth, but I have no desire to have a stranger's teeth, gold or no gold...  Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 |
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a new hobby to contemplate - teeth hoarding.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Khromtau, dental amalgam is mercury + silver (or was, as it is no longer used). I do not believe mercury was used with gold dental works.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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I am not completely sure, but I think I have heard of them using a gold amalgam before. They probably don't use it now simply because gold is so expensive, possibly a few health reasons as well.  |
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